Web Apps

Dukafy Online Storefronts

Mobile-first store builder for East African merchants migrating off social commerce

Lightweight e-commerce creator engineered for mobile browsers. Enables Ugandan micro-retailers to create branded digital storefronts, manage catalogs, and collect structured customer orders directly from their smartphone.

CategoryWeb Apps

LinksPrivate

StackReact, JavaScript

ScaleEast African SMEs

The Challenge

Thousands of small business owners across Uganda sell goods via WhatsApp chats and Instagram DMs, losing orders, mixing up customer details, and wasting hours sharing manual photo catalogs.

Architecture & Solution

Built Dukafy as a smartphone-first web store generator. In less than 3 minutes, a shopkeeper uploads product photos, sets prices in UGX, and shares a clean catalog link that sends structured WhatsApp order summaries with one tap.

Engineering Decisions

Ultra-Lightweight Bundle SizeOptimized for low-bandwidth cellular connections across East Africa with minimal assets and progressive image loading.
WhatsApp Order BridgeFormatted customer cart checkout directly into pre-composed WhatsApp messages to align with established local business behavior.

Outcomes

Replaces chaotic chat screenshots with structured order management
Zero barrier to entry: runs directly on low-cost smartphones without app store downloads